Ride the Next Wave of Flexible 'BI Workspaces' June 30, 2008
by
Doug Henschen
Forrester Research says SaaS and in-memory options will let power users and analysts gain insight without IT bottlenecks. Embrace the trend, but beware the costs and risks.
Talend Unveils Open Source Data Profiler June 27, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Open Profiler helps IT teams assess data to identify potential problems before beginning projects such as data integration or application development.
HP-Oracle Warehouse Marks Another Win for Appliances June 25, 2008
by
Doug Henschen
HP BladeSystem bundle targets 1-4 terabyte market sweet spot. HP claims speed and energy efficiency advantages over Dell's alternative.
HP Tailors BladeSystem To Oracle Data Warehouse June 24, 2008
by
Antone Gonsalves
The system provides the essential elements of a data warehouse infrastructure, including computing power, storage, interconnect, and management.
Kimball University: Microsoft SQL Server Comes of Age for Data Warehousing June 23, 2008
by
Warren Thornthwaite
With new compression, partitioning and star schema optimization features, Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 is catching up with the state of the industry in data warehousing. Here's why these three capabilities are crucial for scalability and performance on any platform.
Inside Microsoft's $550 Million Mega Data Centers June 17, 2008
by
J. Nicholas Hoover
A tour of Microsoft's gargantuan, under-construction San Antonio data center reveals a state-of-the-art IT infrastructure on an immense scale.
Are You Ready for Advanced Analytics? June 16, 2008
by
Doug Henschen
You can now buy analytics as an add-on module for your BI suite, but you'll need expertise to make the leap into predictive analytics.
Teradata Updates Warehouse Miner June 15, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The upgrade includes a new feature that enables business users to drag and drop analytic functions from an index and run them against a data warehouse to discover patterns in customer, financial and operational data.
IBM DB2's 25th Anniversary: Birth Of An Accidental Empire June 10, 2008
by
Charles Babcock
At first, relational database was a highly mocked product, halting in its performance compared to the programmed-path systems. Now it represents an $18.6 billion a year market.
